13:20 Cork

Sunday 14 November 2021

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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 10.60s

Dr Mikey²¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: I J Power| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 130| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 23 NH runs. 12/1, eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4241/38-

Thereisnodoubt^h⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 125| D

14/1

Unseated rider in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, heavy, 80/1) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 71/8P5-U

Crassus¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 116| D

5/1

Won 18-runner handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 13/2) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, respectable on last hurdle run. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 1330-87

Takarengo¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 115| C| D

10/3

Course winner. 50/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: 246310-

Dreamsrmadeofthis^h1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger| OR: 114| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 17/2) 20 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 18-9

Young Dev¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: D Hogan| OR: 114

40/1

15/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (31f, good to soft), tailing off 3 out. Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 32102P-

Sevenna Star^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 113

6/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. Respectable fifth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 4/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: B0835

Awkwafina²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 110| D

14/1

Fair hurdler. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Galway (16f, heavy) on reappearance 21 days ago. May come on for the outing.

Form: 14525-5

Golf Marin¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 110

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran poorly in a big-field handicap at Punchestown when last seen in the spring but he's a lightly-raced sort who retains potential ahead of this reappearance.

Form: 05360-

Dads Lad²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 109

3/1

5/2, career best when winning 9-runner maiden hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft) 23 days ago. Opening handicap demands more but it's unlikely he's reached his limit yet for top stable.

Form: 23-7621

My Uncas³⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 109

20/1

Sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 28/1). Off 12 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Betting perhaps the best guide to what's expected.

Form: B72/766-

Forecasts

Dads Lad (3/1), Takarengo (10/3), Crassus (5/1), Sevenna Star (6/1), Golf Marin (12/1), Awkwafina (14/1), Thereisnodoubt (14/1), Dreamsrmadeofthis (16/1), My Uncas (20/1), Dr Mikey (22/1), Young Dev (40/1)

SEVENNA STAR should have plenty of scope from this opening handicap mark over hurdles based on his Flat ability and can strike for the Emmet Mullins team. Sligo maiden winner Dads Lad is another who should have more to come in handicaps and is feared most ahead of Noel Meade's Crassus.